The BlueCat Screenplay Competition is nearing it’s 2015 Deadline! Every year, BlueCat provides a community for the unknown screenwriter to develop their work, giving undiscovered talent a path to professional success.

BlueCat accepts both feature length and short screenplays, and in keeping with our longstanding tradition, every screenplay will receive one written analysis, with our best screenplays receiving over $40,000 in cash prizes.

All submissions received by October 15th will receive their written analysis by November 10th. Entry Fees: $65 Features / $50 ShortsFinal Deadline is November 15th, 2015. Entry Fee $70 Features / $55 Shorts

THE JOPLIN AWARDBest Feature Screenplay from outside the USA, Canada or the UK$1,500 Prize

Recent achievements by BlueCat Alumni include:

2014 BlueCat Winner HF Crum has signed with manager Michelle Knudsen at MXN. Knudsen co-produced Jason Bateman's "Bad Words" and also represents screenwriting team Yana Gorskaya & Maia Rossini, who are currently writing a film for FOX and director Paul Feig.

Aaron Guzikowski's #1 Film "Prisoners," starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Melissa Leo, was released in September 2013. He is also the creator of "The Red Road," a Sundance Channel original series.

Young Il Kim's script, "Rodham," a 2012 Blacklist Script, recently attached director James Ponsoldt ("The Spectacular Now"). Young recently won the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant from Sundance, where he will write a biopic on Stephen Hawking.